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I have three mature carob trees- last year I was told those trees are female and was seeking pollen
This year I do some checking. All my trees are male. All of them. And I've waited heaps of years to find this out
Geez I have the shits about this, what a waste of time
Bisexual trees are available grafted at Daley's, at $100 for a mature tree and $40 for a seedling, should be available soon
But I figure I won't bother with bisexual trees, I have a pollen donor, I'll just kill two of the male trees and whack some female ones in
Does anyone know of a source for grafted female carobs? Or definitely identified female carob trees for planting ( I'm unsure if cuttings strike )
Interested to purchase at a reasonable price. Spending $100 needs some serious justification right now, even for an advanced female carob tree

Today I found the hugest and most gorgeous bracket of Laetiporus portentosus ( White punk ) on a dead log that a recent flood had tossed halfway up a tree before the waters receded
The bracket weighs about 5kg and seems completely untouched by bugs. It also smells divine
Not a lot in the way of records re edibility, except mentioning Tasmanian Aborigines maybe used to eat it as an emergency food. A few sites say Laetiporus genus is edible... that seems to be a broad brush
Close relative of Chicken of the Woods. Anyone know if there are any toxic lookalikes I need to be wary of?

Hello everyone,
These have sprung up along the branches of a mulberry tree in my backyard. I think they might be Auricularia this photo shows powdery white spores that have come off when touched, the whole thing is like a velvety texture.